Friday, August 26, 2016

The Playlist That Got Away

The Eyes of Sophie Tucker

Coffeetime, August 26, 2016, Angelynn Grant

set 1
Shelly Manne & his Men / Play “Checkmate” / Checkmate / Contemporary / LA 10.17, 24.61
Clifford Brown / Clifford Brown Memorial Album / Cherokee / Blue Note / 8.28.53
Claude Thornhill & his Orchestra / Robbin’s Nest / radio transcription / 1947 
Benny Carter & his Orchestra / Synthetic Love / Swing / 3.14.33 / vocal = Benny Carter
Blue Barron & his Orchestra / That’s Right I’m Wrong / radio transcription / 1938-39 / vocal = Charlie Fisher
Eartha Kitt / Since I Fell for You / Swing / Paris 1.21.50 / with Doc Cheatham & his Trio

set 2
Thad Jones & Pepper Adams / Mean What You Say / Little Waltz / Milestone / 4.26, 5.4, 9.66
Harold Land / West Coast Blues! / Don’t Explain / Jazzland / San Francisco 5.17.60
Don Byas / Jazz… Free and Easy / Candy / Savoy / 5.17.46
Bill Coleman / After You’ve Gone / HMV / Paris 1.31.36
Miff Mole & his Molers / After You’ve Gone / Okeh / 4.11.27 / vocal = Sophie Tucker 
Dick Haymes / My Future Just Passed / Decca / Hollywood 7.25.47 / with Les Paul Trio
Mabel Mercer / Mabel Mercer Sings / My Resistance Is Low / Decca / 1964

set 3
Harold Land / Eastward Ho! / Okay Blues / Jazzland / 7.5.60
George Shearing / Midnight on Cloud 69 / Be Bop’s Fables / Savoy / 1.31.49
Una Mae Carlisle / The Rest of My Life / Joe Davis / 10.20.44
The Ravens / I Don’t Have to Ride No More / National / 12.13.49 
Bobby Darin / This is Darin / Black Coffee / Atco / 5.12.59

set 4
Sonny Rollins / Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders / I’ve Found a New Baby / Contemporary [unissued alt take] / LA 10.20-22.58 
Buddy Collette / Calm, Cool, & Collette / Winston Walks / ABC-Paramount / LA 1.24.57
Fats Waller & his Rhythm / Clarinet Marmalade / Bluebird / 10.1.41
King Cole Trio / Baby / MacGregor radio transcription / Hollywood 11.21.44
The Squires / Dreamy Eyes / Aladdin / Hollywood 1.2.51
Cy Coleman / If My Friends Could See Me Now / Sweet Talk / Columbia / 1967
The Golden Echoes / Where Shall I Be (When the First Trumpet Sounds)? / Specialty / 4.5.49

last soulful song
Garnet Mimms / Roll with the Punches / United Artists / 4.13.67